2nd Grade Jump Start - Reading: Week 3

Reading 

Week 3 - Day 1

• What do you know about ocean animals? Have you ever seen any?
• Listen to the text Parts!
• What is the genre of this text? Is it fiction or nonfiction? How do you know?
• Talk about the author’s purpose in writing this text. Is the author wanting to persuade you, inform you, or entertain you?
• What is this text mostly about? What are some of the key details you learned? Discuss with your family.
• Read any book of choice for 18 minutes.
• Do you like fun games? Play Funny Fill-In (Mad Libs) , Reading & Word Games- ABCYA, or practice sight words with  Sight Word Smash! Or Sight Word Popcorn!

Reading

Week 3 - Day 2

• What do you know about Humpback whales? Have you ever seen one? Listen to the text Ocean Life Up Close: Humpback Whales
• What is this text mostly about? What are some of the key details you learned? Discuss with your family.
• Watch this VIDEO about TEXT FEATURES!
• Make a list of 3 text features you see in this text. Write them down in your journal. How do they help you as a reader?
• Readers want to read more and more! Can you increase your reading stamina today? Read any book of choice for 19 minutes.
• Do you like fun games? Play Funny Fill-In (Mad Libs) , Reading & Word Games- ABCYA, or practice sight words with  Sight Word Smash! Or Sight Word Popcorn!

Reading 

Week 3 - Day 3

• After reading both pieces of text, what questions do you still have? Write down 3 questions you still have about whales or ocean animals. Research them online to find the answers. Share and present your findings to family and friends!
• Read any book of choice for 19 minutes.
• Do you like fun games? Play Funny Fill-In (Mad Libs) , Reading & Word Games- ABCYA, or practice sight words with  Sight Word Smash! Or Sight Word Popcorn!

Reading 

Week 3 - Day 4

• What genre of text are both of these books? How are the texts and information the same? How are they different? Write down your thinking in your journal or discuss with a family member.
• Readers want to read more and more! Can you increase your reading stamina today? Read any book of choice for 20 minutes.
• Do you like fun games? Play Funny Fill-In (Mad Libs) , Reading & Word Games- ABCYA, or practice sight words with  Sight Word Smash! Or Sight Word Popcorn!

Reading  

Week 3 - Day 5

Check!

1. What is special about a Humpback’s flukes?
2. How do Humpback whales breathe?
3. How long does a calf stay with its mother?
4. How do the photographs in both texts help you as a reader?
5. Do Humpback whales have teeth? How do they hunt their food?

• Read any book of choice for 20 minutes.
• Challenge! Can you create complete sentences? Click here!
• Want to learn how to draw your very own whale? How to Draw a Whale!